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Soyuz 6

Soyuz 6 was a crewed flight launched on October 11, 1969 aboard a Soyuz 11A511 from Baikonur. Crew of 2: Georgy Shonin, Valeri Kubasov.

Soviet Unioncrew 21969-085

Flight

Mission
Soyuz 6
Spacecraft (GCAT)
Soyuz-6
Launch
October 11, 1969 · 11:10 UTC
Landing
October 16, 1969
Duration (Wikidata)
4.9 days
Country
Soviet Union
Designator
1969-085A
Vehicle fate
Landed · Oct 16, 1969

Launch vehicle

Launch record
1969-085
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC31
Outcome
Success
Initial orbit
— × 241 km

Vehicle and launch: GCAT (CC BY 4.0). Mission name, crew, landing and duration: Wikidata Q753542 (CC0).